• A localized or generalized inflammatory skin disorder characterized by the formation of papules and ring-shaped plaques in the skin. Morphologically these lesions are granulomatous inflammatory processes with central necrosis surrounded by palisading histiocytes.
  NCI Thesaurus
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• Benign granulomatous disease of unknown etiology characterized by a ring of localized or disseminated papules or nodules on the skin and palisading histiocytes surrounding necrobiotic tissue resulting from altered collagen structures.
  NLM Medical Subject Headings
  U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
• Granuloma annulare is a benign, chronic, idiopathic condition characterized by papules or nodules that spread peripherally to form a ring around normal or slightly depressed skin. Diagnosis is by clinical evaluation and sometimes biopsy. Treatment is with topical or intralesional corticosteroids, topical tacrolimus, cryotherapy, and...
  Merck Manuals
  Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
• Granuloma annulare (GA) is a benign inflammatory dermatosis. T.
  Medscape
  WebMD, 2019
• Granuloma annulare (gran-u-LOW-muh an-u-LAR-e) is a skin condition that causes raised reddish or skin-colored bumps (lesions) in a ring pattern. The bumps are usually on the hands and feet.
  Mayo Clinic
  Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
• Granuloma annulare (GA) is skin disorder that most often causes a rash with red bumps (erythematous papules) arranged in a circle or ring pattern (annular). GA is not contagious and is not cancerous. The rash may be localized or generalized. Localized GA is the most common form of GA (75% of the cases) and usually affects the forearms,...
  NIH Genetic and Rare Diseases
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
• Granuloma annulare (GA) is an uncommon benign condition of unknown etiology. Lesions are typically described as dermal papules, which coalesce to form rings, and may be skin-colored, pink, or violaceous; commonly found on the back of hands, ankles, knees, and elbows.A number of clinical variants exist. Histology is characteristic. Most...
  Epocrates
  Athenahealth, Inc., 2019